It looks like we spoke too soon this morning when we reported BlackBerry Messenger was back online — despite RIM saying everything was tickety-boo with its BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry messaging service, we’ve been hit with loads of comments on the site and on our Facebook page that say the service is still borked. At about 11am yesterday, BlackBerry …
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October, 2011
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11 October
Sonim adds three new rugged phones
SAN DIEGO–For those in the know, Sonim is synonymous with rugged phones up to military specifications. The last Sonim phone we saw, the Sonim XP3300 Force, was swathed in rubberized material and impervious to concrete (but not to us.) Now, the San Mateo, Calif. company adds three new GSM wrld phones to its rough ‘n’ tumble lineup, including one with …
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11 October
Samsung Galaxy S3 design and specs leaked
Details have emerged on a follow-up to Samsung’s brilliant Galaxy S2 smart phone. Inventively dubbed the Galaxy S3, it could pack a 4.6-inch screen and a 1.8GHz processor. Specs of the new phone appear to have been leaked to Android site Phandroid, as part of what is reportedly one slide from an internal Samsung Mobile presentation. But unlike most PowerPoint …
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11 October
Huawei’s goal: Be a Top 5 vendor in three years
SAN DIEGO–For the last decade, Shenzen-based Huawei has been a little-known brand in the U.S., but at a press conference today here at CTIA, the company made some ambitious plans known. Their goal: to become one of the top five wireless vendors in just three years. That may sound like a lofty and highly unrealistic goal for a company whose …
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11 October
Sprint CEO: We’ll give guidance on the iPhone (scoop)
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse speaks to his leadership team at an investor meeting last week. Roger Cheng/CNET Sprint Nextel plans to shed more light on the financial impact of selling the Apple iPhone during its next quarterly report. The company had always planned to provide more guidance regarding the iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse told CNET during an event at …
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11 October
ViewSonic ViewPad 10e has superior screen tech
We may have to wait until next year to get our hands on the iPad 3, but for the more budget-conscious tablet fan, there’s an Android model that may fill the gap. It’s the ViewSonic ViewPad 10e, coming next month, and while it looks like fitting right into the company’s budget product line, it features some pretty impressive screen technology. …
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11 October
Samsung PND7000, Sony NX720 TVs win CNET’s 2011 Editors’ Choice Award
After reviewing many of the best TVs of 2011, I’ve decided to give this year’s Editors’ Choice to the Samsung PND7000 plasma and the Sony KDL-NX720 LED-based LCD TV. Here’s why. Samsung PND7000 series: For the last couple of years our Editors’ Choice TVs have been Panasonic plasmas, which have managed to eke out a win against TVs from archrival …
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11 October
Roku announces $50 LT box, adds HBO Go
Just a few months after Roku introduced a $59.99 entry-level streaming video player, the company has lowered the bar further with a new $49.99 player, the Roku LT. That’s half of the price of an Apple TV, which retails for $99.99. The new player offers the same 720p high-definition video and built-in wireless of the $59.99 Roku 2 HD but …
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10 October
Dialed In 194: CTIA preview (podcast)
The CTIA Fall 2011 show kicks off on Tuesday, and Nicole and Jessica are in sunny San Diego to bring you all the latest announcements and hands-ons with new devices. Lucky for us (and you), Jessica had a few spare minutes between prepping the show and devouring some sweet desserts to call into dreary San Francisco to give us a …
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10 October
HP near decision on WebOS group, report says
Hewlett-Packard is expected to decide the fate of its embattled WebOS business this week, according to an AppleInsider report. The company plans to hold a companywide meeting tomorrow where it may reveal whether it will sell or spin off the group, according to the report, which cited unidentified people familiar with the company’s plans. HP representatives declined to comment on …
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